Race Rewind: Champion crowned after late-race restart in Phoenix
Relive the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway that saw Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson, William Byron and Christopher Bell go toe-to-toe for the Bill France Cup. SourceContinue Reading
2023 NASCAR Cup Phoenix finale race results
Chastain played the role of spoiler on Sunday, battling hard and aggravating Blaney to the point where contact was made in the battle up front.After a brief three-wide battle on a late-race restart, he then set sail, becoming the first driver not part of the Championship 4 to win theContinue Reading
Chastain wins Phoenix as Blaney claims 2023 NASCAR Cup title
Chastain, who was eliminated early in the Cup playoffs and led just one lap in the previous nine races, turned out to be too tough for the 2023 title contenders to handle in Sunday’s race.The Trackhouse Racing driver led 157 of the 312 laps but lost his lead during theContinue Reading
Christopher Bell’s title hopes end with early crash
On Lap 108 of the 312-lap race, his title hopes ended abruptly when he blew a brake rotor and slammed the Turn 3 wall. He was running sixth on track at the time of the incident.His No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota received extensive damage and he ultimately took itContinue Reading
Former Peugeot WRC boss Corrado Provera dies aged 82
The Italian started his career as a journalist prior to a spell working in public relations, but he is perhaps best known in motorsport for managing Peugeot’s return to the WRC in 1999.Provera initially worked for Chrysler Italy, progressing his way up through the ranks at the manufacturer before itContinue Reading
Nemechek on Phoenix loss: “One race doesn’t define us”
Nemechek, who led the Xfinity Series with seven wins this season and was one of the most consistent performers throughout the year, came one lap short of collecting win No. 8 and a series title along with it.With Cole Custer leading the way on the start to overtime in Saturday’sContinue Reading
Custer earns NASCAR Xfinity title with three-wide pass for the win
A late-race spin and caution sent the race into a two-lap overtime with Custer in the lead, but John Hunter Nemechek quickly moved out front on the restart.As the field entered Turn 1, Custer regained the momentum, went to the inside of Justin Allgaier and Nemechek in a three-wide move andContinue Reading
How tyre development improves a racing driver
I have always liked the technical aspects of racing and felt that understanding the engineering aspect would work in my favour. Sure enough, I managed to beat drivers who were probably more talented than me because I understood better how the car works. For me, this was always as importantContinue Reading
New all-electric Formula G series to begin in 2024 with radical format
Headed by former Mahindra Formula E team principal Dilbagh Gill and former Formula 1 driver Nick Heidfeld, who also raced for Mahindra under Gill, Formula G will race on the support bill of existing combustion-based and electric series around the world, offering a space for both junior drivers and professionalContinue Reading
Hyundai to debut WRC reliability upgrades in 2024
After undergoing development during the off-season, Hyundai has made great strides with its i20N this season but is still behind championship’s pacesetting Toyota GR Yaris on both reliability and performance.With one round of the season remaining, Hyundai has scored 14 podiums, the same as it had amassed at this pointContinue Reading